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  • Attleboro, MA

<b>patricia.resende&#64;patch.com&#9;<br>508-207-3165<br>Birthday: August 28th</b><br><b>Bio: </b>Patricia Resende has always had a passion for news. Her bylines date back to her middle school newspaper and follow her through her career here at Patch. A print journalism major at Northeastern University, Patricia cut her teeth in journalism as a co-op student at <i>The Boston Glob</i><i>e. </i>Her year-long experience in the Globe&#39;s newsroom only fueled her need for reporting news. Resende jumped to Boston&#39;s other big daily, the <i>Boston Herald</i><i> </i>before moving on to several reporting jobs at various newspapers including <i>MetroWest Daily News</i><i>, </i><i>Mass High Tech</i><i> </i>and <i>Providence Business News</i><i>. </i>After working in newsrooms and interviewing dozens of entrepreneurs, Resende embraced her own entrepreneurial spirit and helped co-found the Excellent Writers Group. Resende jumped to the other side of the fence and joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a research and writing specialist in external affairs. The clickety-clack of the keyboard and the ability to meet people willing to share their stories has brought Resende back to local, community news reporting as editor of Attleboro Patch. Resende is married, lives in Attleboro and has a daughter and identical twin sons.

 

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<b>Politics </b><i><br>How would you describe your political beliefs?</i> I am often described as being liberal, but over the years I have voted for republicans, democrats and independents!

<i>Are you registered with a certain party?</i> I am a registered Democrat but that does not force my voting hand one way or another. I vote for the best candidate for the job.

<b>Religion</b><i><br>How religious would you consider yourself?</i> I pray, I attend mass and teach catechism, what do you think?

<b>Local Hot-Button Issues</b><br><i>What do you think are the most important issues facing the community</i>? One hot issue facing the community is the revitalization&#39;s of the downtown. The city has plans for revitalizing the downtown, but residents are dissatisfied with the pace of the effort.

<i>Where do you stand on each of these issues?</i> I have seen communities reignite their downtown or common areas.  These were communities that were bustling with people, became a ghost town and were reignited but only because of a collaborative effort from municipal government, small business and residents.

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